Missing out on some bike news lately? Transit news? Here’s a roundup of some top stories from around the interwebs. Bicycling Bicycle Culture Mythbusting — The Complete Guide Over the years we have realised that a large part of our work at Copenhagenize Design Co.in working towards bicycle-friendly cities is the … [continued]
The rest of the world has come along farther and faster on the subject of climate change than the United States, it appears. US nitpickers and politickers stand out from doubters of almost all others on earth in questioning the existence, sources, and assailability of climate change. However — polls … [continued]
It’s that time. If you missed an of these, check out the 10 most popular stories published on CleanTechnica in the past 7 days. The Autowende Is Here: Electric Cars Are The Next Trillion Dollar Industry (via Medium/Fastned) When Do Solar Panels Stop Producing? (via the ECOreport) Nissan LEAF Lithium Needs vs Gasmobile Gas Needs … [continued]
Las Vegas is a few legal steps away from having its entire retail load served by renewable energy, thanks to a partnership with NV Energy. According to the City of Las Vegas, which announced news of the partnership on Tuesday, the proposed deal would likely see a portion of the … [continued]
The first step in a long-term plan to utilize 22 million acres of California’s desert for renewable energy use was started earlier this month by the US Government. On November 10, the US Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewel, in collaboration with California Secretary for Natural Resources John Laird, revealed the … [continued]
The prestigious London School of Economics announced this week that it would divest from its £97.2 million in investments in coal and tar sands companies. The London School of Economics (LSE) Council approved a series of recommendations that it believed would “strengthen the School’s socially responsible investment policy.” Specifically, according to … [continued]
In 2003, GM’s EV1 was literally crushed to boost profits for GM and the oil industry. Toyota’s $42,000 RAV4 EV was also discontinued, partly because Chevron bought the patent to its NiMH battery and shut down the battery plant. At the same time, climate change was exterminating entire species and I felt an … [continued]
One of the UK’s largest property owners, the Crown Estate, has launched an interactive map of the country’s offshore wind system. The interactive map draws together a range of publicly available data to show the approximate percentage share of the country’s electricity currently being generated by offshore wind. The map … [continued]
An assessment of the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions of 102 countries has concluded that we may still fail to halt global warming to 2°C. Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, or INDCs, are the climate plans made by countries and submitted to the United Nations in the lead up to the Paris climate negotiations … [continued]
Mexico solar has so far underperformed compared to other Latin America markets, but GTM Research forecasts the country’s solar market will soon grow twice as fast as the entire region.
